JPMayers 1978 Calidris melanotos NARL, Barrow, N. Slope Borough, Alaska Alert, as if the eggs were there but simply buried. In doing this she shook her tail almost vertically in the air: [illegible] The white under tail covert shows brilliantly. The resident 8 responded quickly to her uncalled activity level, flying over + looting by 1245 + then remaining locally. Actually - the sequence of events was more complicated than that: she dug around repeatedly, alternating between the behavior above + nest building, where in she picked material up in her bill + threw it over her shoulder. Every so often (once / 3-4 min at first) she got out of the nest nest + walked away, only to return quickly. Then at 1245 she flew off in a manner very similar to the 8's swoop flight - wings crooked, [illegible]. After 2 occurrence of this (the whole kit, settling in to the nest, working it, getting off, moving around, flying away) she flew over the North Creek ~ 150 m away. Until that time she had never strayed more than 75 m from the site. 20 min later she stormed, pursued by a 8. She went almost directly to the nest, got in, but got out immediately. That apparently did it, as she did not go again into the nest as I was watching. Instead she foraged quietly nearby. When the 8 approached, she gave it the tilted body signal meaning hands off. I left at 1345. At 1300 she was still there, as was the 8. She still were not receptive to the 8's advances. Tracking a 8 - saw a brief nest cup display, given without 8 anywhere nearby. 8 simply settled down and wriggled a k typical calidridian - tail [illegible]. No sound. I looked at the depression + found it unconvincing - barely perceptible in the tundra. Perhaps that's why he has no 8 (I suggest frivolously). White under tail covert conspicuous.